What's are the ingredients in a Shamrock Shake? These are the ingredients McDonald's shares on its website: reduced-fat vanilla ice cream, light whipped cream, and "Shamrock Shake Syrup." Instead of the trade-secret syrup, we use peppermint extract and green food coloring to add the magic.

1. The Shamrock Shake was created in 1967 by Hal Rosen, a Connecticut McDonald's Owner/Operator who made the delicious, mint shake in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. It later debuted in select locations across the U.S. in 1970 and was an instant success.

McDonald's Each year McDonald's graces us with the coveted Shamrock Shake, an emerald-hued treat that seriously exceeds expectations. Back in 1967, McDonald's owner Hal Rosen created the vibrant concoction in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

The Shamrock Hot Chocolate and Shamrock Mocha are the regular McCafe menu beverages with Shamrock Shake syrup blended in for an extra dose of deliciousness. Plus, all five drinks - the original Shamrock Shake included - are receiving a sprinkle of green sugar crystals on top as the new finishing touch (because why not?).

The First Shamrock Shake The celebrated drink got its start as the “St. Patrick's Day Green Milkshake,” created in 1967 by Connecticut McDonald's owner and operator, Hal Rosen. It wasn't until three years later in 1970 that corporate made the decision to debut the “Shamrock Shake” in select locations across the US.

The Shamrock Shake® was created in 1967 by Hal Rosen, a Connecticut McDonald's Owner and Operator who made the delicious, mint shake in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. It debuted nationally in 1970 and was an instant success across the country.

The shamrock is a type of clover, although botanists and the public are divided on which species of clover exactly is a shamrock. None of these species are unique to Ireland - they all grow across Europe. The word shamrock derives from the Irish seamróg, which is a diminutive of seamair óg meaning "young clover".

While trying to convert the Irish into Christians, St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity with each leaf representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three leaves of a shamrock are also said to stand for faith, hope and love. A fourth leaf is where we get the luck from.

The Shamrock Shake is a seasonal green mint flavored milkshake dessert sold at some McDonald's restaurants during March to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the US, Canada and Ireland. Shamrock Shake. A customer's Shamrock Shake sitting on a table at a McDonald's in 2012.

Our chocolate shake recipe features delicious soft serve and chocolate syrup, finished with whipped light cream . There are 520 calories in a small Chocolate Shake from McDonald's.

The three-leaf clover, a type of trefoil plant, has been considered the unofficial national flower of Ireland for centuries. Irish legend says that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as an educational symbol to explain the Holy Trinity to nonbelievers as he converted the Irish to Christianity in the fourth century.

Family doesn't mean everyone has to like each other. That's the case when cousins Taryn, Anna Rose, and Jorja return to Shamrock, Texas, to help manage their grandmother's flower shop, the Lucky Shamrock. The reunion isn't exactly a beautiful arrangement―considering they're as compatible as ranchers and coyotes.

A shamrock is another name for a three-leafed clover. It is associated with Ireland because the Patron Saint of Ireland, St Patrick, used the Shamrock as a metaphor for the Holy Trinity of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year on the 17th of March.

The three-leaf clover, a type of trefoil plant, has been considered the unofficial national flower of Ireland for centuries. Irish legend says that Saint Patrick used the shamrock as an educational symbol to explain the Holy Trinity to nonbelievers as he converted the Irish to Christianity in the fourth century.